May 04
2009
May 04
2009Susan’s Top 5 Healthy Fat Picks
Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 04-05-2009
When I first started studying nutrition it took me a while to wrap my head around the concept of healthy fats. From the time I hit my 30s it seemed that fat free foods (Nabiscos Snackwell cookies, chips, et al) took over the shelves of my local supermarket.
May 04
2009Death by Diet Pills (Literally)
Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 04-05-2009
Those of you who lived through the ephedra/ma huang recalls of the 90’s and all the resultant so-bad-you-can’t-stop-watching Lifetime movies will not be surprised to learn that the bane of Jessie Spano have struck again. A person – a woman, I’m assuming although the reports don’t say – died recently from using the popular diet pill Hydroxycut. The old formula made with with ephedra, naturally, was recalled years ago but this new death, along with at least 14 other reports of severe liver damage, is being attributed to the “new, safe” formula that line the shelves at every GNC. In addition to liver damage, a host of other ailments including “documented seizures, cardiovascular disorders and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to kidney failure” are being reported by the FDA.